In 1861 Lang Bridge with wife Elizabeth lived at Accrington House, Accrington. They shared the mansion house with the Barnes family. The house was demolished in 1889. No evidence of it can now be seen but it occupied the area where Oswald Street is now.Lang Bridge was a Cotton Manufacturer and was born in Accrington.He had married Elizabeth by 1841 when he was 24 and she was 22. He described himself as a Calico Printer.In 1861 they had three children: Joseph (age 13), Alfred (age 9), Arthur (age 5 who was subsequently to marry Susannah Howarth), Edwin Bridge (age 5), and Mary Bridge (age 4).They had two servants: Ellen Gifford (age 24) and Mary Worcrofs (age 24).

Park Mill built c1851 by Lang Bridge and William Barnes (William was the very first person to be buried in Burnely Rd cemetery)Nearly 1000 looms in this mill, they dyed their own yarn on the site. Products included plain and fancy goods in cotton, silk, and worsted fabrics. various owners till early 1900's.after WW11 there was a reduction in looms. in 1959 mill closed. in 1965 Associated Dairies acquired the mill for use as a repair and garage areaSource: